Grandfather's diet is essential for great health

If the grandfather had to eat substantially measured during childhood runs his grandson higher risk of premature death. This somewhat surprising connection be established in a Swedish study.

Scientists have been tracking around 9 000 grandparents and examined the mortality rates of their grandchildren, more than 11 000 people. It turned out that if the grandfather as a boy had plenty of food, his grandsons, but not sondöttrar, increased mortality as adults.

in Particular, cancer mortality shows itself to be elevated. The results show no difference in mortality between men whose grandfather had poor or average access to food.

the Relationship is clear, and confirms findings in a previous smaller study from Överkalix, according to a pressmeddelade from the university of Stockholm.

the Explanation is probably that our genes are affected by environmental factors, believe the researchers, who point out that further studies are needed to determine the cause.

the Study is published in the journal Nature Communications.